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An Uncommon Soldier. The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers.
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman
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Description for An Uncommon Soldier. The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers.
Paperback. This book collects the only known group of letters from one of over an estimated 400 women who served in the Civil War under assumed male names and identities. Num Pages: 128 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 121.
This book collects the only known group of letters from one of over an estimated 400 women who served in the Civil War under assumed male names and identities.
This book collects the only known group of letters from one of over an estimated 400 women who served in the Civil War under assumed male names and identities.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195102437
SKU
V9780195102437
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About Sarah Rosetta Wakeman
Lauren Cook Burgess is Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations at Fayetteville State University. She is currently working on her second book, a comprehensive history of women soldiers.
Reviews for An Uncommon Soldier. The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers.
"Skillful editing and [a] thoughtful introduction complement genuine detective work....Pathbreaking."
Catherine Clinton, editor of Divided Houses: Gender and the Civil War "Burgess has done remarkable detective work in editing the letters and in piecing together the story of Wakeman's life up to the time of her death."
Georgia Historical Quarterly "Fascinating....Her letters, brief and simple as they are, plus the excellent introduction, notes, and photos, expand the horizons of the terrible tragedy of the War between the States."
KLIATT "Should be of great interest."
The Herald "A fascinating story, and retold by just the right person
Burgess once went to court to win the right to participate in previously all-male Civil War battle re-enactments."
San Jose Mercury News "Author Lauren Cook Burgess fill the...book's...pages with lengthy explanatory notes, photographs, maps, and orders of battles."
The Herald, Rock Hill, SC "Intriguing....Highly recommended."
Library Journal "There may be no more unvarnished and eloquent record of how American women went to war in the 1860s than the letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman."
Smithsonian Magazine "These letters are more than uncommon; they are unique....Superb."
James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom "Skillful editing and [a] thoughtful introduction compliment genuine detective work....Pathbreaking."
Catherine Clinton, editor of Divided Houses: Gender and the Civil War "A work of exceptional importance....Remarkable."
Blue and Grey Magazine
Catherine Clinton, editor of Divided Houses: Gender and the Civil War "Burgess has done remarkable detective work in editing the letters and in piecing together the story of Wakeman's life up to the time of her death."
Georgia Historical Quarterly "Fascinating....Her letters, brief and simple as they are, plus the excellent introduction, notes, and photos, expand the horizons of the terrible tragedy of the War between the States."
KLIATT "Should be of great interest."
The Herald "A fascinating story, and retold by just the right person
Burgess once went to court to win the right to participate in previously all-male Civil War battle re-enactments."
San Jose Mercury News "Author Lauren Cook Burgess fill the...book's...pages with lengthy explanatory notes, photographs, maps, and orders of battles."
The Herald, Rock Hill, SC "Intriguing....Highly recommended."
Library Journal "There may be no more unvarnished and eloquent record of how American women went to war in the 1860s than the letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman."
Smithsonian Magazine "These letters are more than uncommon; they are unique....Superb."
James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom "Skillful editing and [a] thoughtful introduction compliment genuine detective work....Pathbreaking."
Catherine Clinton, editor of Divided Houses: Gender and the Civil War "A work of exceptional importance....Remarkable."
Blue and Grey Magazine